®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Porton Hotel, Winterslow Road, Porton, SP4 0JU
Planning appeal 3362792 at Land to the Rear of Porton Hotel, Winterslow Road, Porton, SP4 0JU (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide an appropriate mix of dwellings.
the construction of three dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- SP4 0JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide an appropriate mix of dwellings
- amount and quality of outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The inability to secure appropriate mitigation for the effects of the development on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation through either the Council-led nutrient credit scheme or a bespoke mitigation package, which prevented the Inspector from concluding that the proposal would not adversely affect the SAC's integrity.
The benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land in a sustainable location were outweighed by the conflict with Core Policy 50 and the inability to mitigate adverse effects on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 45Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 57Core Policy 50Policy 17Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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